The big trip 2016 (part 8)

The rain has settled to a steady pattering on the cabin top of the boat.  I am awake at 2 in the morning because one of the first serious bands of tropical storm Colin has blown through.  For a short period it seemed to be chaos.  The wind and torrential water just above our heads may have been what stirred us but the slow drip of a leak from the hatch right above Amber definitely sealed the deal.  Water gets through the damnedest place you wouldn't expect.

So while trying to figure out the leak above our heads the wind is busy pounding the crap out of our bimini top like it owed the wind money.  We suited up in our rain gear, waited for a lull in the wind and rain, and shuffled the hatchboards out of the way to face the weather.  I'm not a fan of going outside of the boat in stormy weather but if you priced new bimini tops you would do the same.

The fact is the storm kind of snuck up on us.  We knew It was coming in on Monday but we didn't think that meant 12:01am Monday.  The weather wasn't bad when we went to bed so we got caught off guard.  

It could be worse though. We could be out in the gulf. Instead we are tucked into a slip at Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina.  A sweet place to say the least.  We shopped around a little bit while anchored in Sanibel bay this morning.  The weather forecast had shown the weather approaching sooner than expected and we didn't want to get caught halfway to Naples or Marco Island in a serious blow.  So now we are tied to a dock in Fort Myers Beach riding out the storm with access to showers, and laundry, and a full marina store, and a pool, and a Publix, and a very nice restaurant, and a very nice outside bar, etc etc. Things could be worse.  Unless the weather is too too bad we may ride the trolley into town tomorrow and check things out. In rain gear of course. :)